Novel Approaches to Treatment of Osteoporosis /

Osteoporosis affects a growing number of the population. Current treatments are based on prevention of further bone loss after the condition is diagnosed, often because a fracture has occurred. Treatments in the future will aim at healing osteoporosis by improving bone mass and quality. This book de...

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Main Author: Russell, R. Graham G.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Skerry, Timothy M., Kollenkirchen, Uwe
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1998.
Series:Ernst Schering Research Foundation workshop ; 25.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Osteoporosis affects a growing number of the population. Current treatments are based on prevention of further bone loss after the condition is diagnosed, often because a fracture has occurred. Treatments in the future will aim at healing osteoporosis by improving bone mass and quality. This book describes novel discoveries and research which will allow bone to be restored after it has been lost.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 264 pages)
ISBN:9783662090077 (electronic bk.)
3662090074 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:0947-6075 ;